Best part of the job? All the wonderful people I work with, the volunteers and patients/families we serve.

What’s the biggest challenge with your job? My biggest challenge is also what keeps my job interesting, and that is the need for being flexible with how my day may go. Every day is different, never a boring moment.

What do you do to relax? Spending time with my husband, friends and family at our cottage on Atwood Lake.

Farthest place you've traveled? Austria

Most unusual thing you've eaten? My son’s fiancée introduced me to seaweed chips and I didn’t like the fishy taste so much.

If you could travel back in time (before you were born) when would you go, where would you go and why? Because of my great love of music and family values, the 1930s. It was post-Depression and people lived very simply. People went to church and families sat together at the dinner table. Nothing was taken for granted and there was no sense of entitlement. I also love American literature from that time when greats like Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Steinbeck wrote with their hearts.

What’s your favorite book(s) and why? “Rebecca” by Dame Daphne du Maurier. I loved the mystery and romance. She also wrote Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds.” She is a writer who paints a very vivid picture!

What’s your favorite TV show? “The Big Bang Theory”

People would be surprised to know: That I really enjoy my long rides to and from work and seldom even have the radio on. It is my time to review my day and unwind.

Note: Vicki is also part of the Volunteer Leadership Coalition and can be seen at the Volunteer Connect Fair on Tuesday. The event is 3 to 7 p.m., and will be held at JIM’s Place, 228 W. High Ave., New Philadelphia.